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  • New Polymarket user's $40,000 bet on Iran strike ends in loss after no attack

    From tribuna.com

    A new account on Polymarket placed a $40,000 bet that the US will strike Iran by the end of January 14, but no attack occurred, going against market expectations that the probability of a strike on that date is low. The Pentagon is reportedly considering military options against Iran, with preparations underway for a possible intervention in the coming hours or days. Iran has closed its airspace to all commercial traffic, but no strike took place on the predicted date. Most bettors on Polymarket expected any strike to happen later rather than immediately. Following the 14th, Polymarket data shows the probability of a ... (full story)

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OutThere
Jan 15, 2026 2:05pm
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Quoting Riziq-Cap
If gambling on the financial market does not buzz you enough, perhaps betting which country the pentagon decide to bomb next week might tingle you. Never thought I would say it, but giving Sin City(Las Vegas) exclusive rights on gambling was perhaps not a bad idea. Arabs produce revolutionaries, men who fight the biggest empire with AK-47, sandal and honor. Chinese produce engineers and technology the world have never seen Russia produces hardened men that can become both of the above The west produces degeneration in form of kim kardashians, gamblers,...
And Trump dances and prances around and drops tacos all over them.
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Riziq-Cap
Jan 15, 2026 1:25pm
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If gambling on the financial market does not buzz you enough, perhaps betting which country the pentagon decide to bomb next week might tingle you.

Never thought I would say it, but giving Sin City(Las Vegas) exclusive rights on gambling was perhaps not a bad idea.

Arabs produce revolutionaries, men who fight the biggest empire with AK-47, sandal and honor.
Chinese produce engineers and technology the world have never seen
Russia produces hardened men that can become both of the above
The west produces degeneration in form of kim kardashians, gamblers, trillionaires.... gone full swing, from trains, computers and civilian aircraft taking you from continent to continent in hours - to this.
Riziq-Cap
Jan 15, 2026 2:21pm
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Quoting OutThere
{quote} And Trump dances and prances around and drops tacos all over them.
Whats the reference for taco? I have heard it, but do not understand it...

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